Frank Aquila is Sullivan & Cromwell’s Senior M&A Partner and has served the firm in numerous senior management positions, including as a member of the Management Committee, as Global Head of the M&A Practice and as Co-Managing Partner of the General Practice Group (the firm’s global corporate practice). Frank has been universally recognized as one of the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers. The strength of his practice has resulted in his being one of only a handful of lawyers who has been ranked by Chambers Global in Band 1 (their top tier), as a three-time American Lawyer “Dealmaker of the Year,” as a recipient of the Atlas Award as “Global M&A Lawyer of the Year” and as a three-time Law360 MVP. As a leader in his field, Frank has advised numerous clients in many of the largest and most important global transactions that have been transformational across a range of business sectors.
Publications
Co-author of the Editor’s Introduction: Global M&A and United States chapters in the Global M&A Law Guide , published 28 April 2026 , alongside Julia Sichun Liu .